Workshop Planning Form

Workshop Planning Form

Butte College Professional Development

Flex Workshop Planning Form
Return by: Friday, November 14, 2025 for the January 2026 Flex Days

Flex Days Theme: “Building Butte's Brain”

January Flex Days

Our best ideas come from you! Most of the Flex workshops and activities throughout the year are presented by volunteers with good ideas. These topics are suggested by faculty, staff and management like you from all segments of the college community, people with expertise and interests in a wide variety of subject areas. Other workshops are selected at by surveying the college community to identify needs. For example, results of the recent Flex Days survey indicate the desire for more workshops focused specifically on teaching. Of course, we will continue to offer workshops and activities focused on DEIA², technology, institutional effectiveness, and issues that pertain to all college employees.

Please participate in the creative process
We’re always looking for ways to improve workshop and activities, and we especially encourage all members of the college community—students, faculty, staff and management—to suggest topics and to prepare presentations throughout the year. Is there a topic you want discussed? Would you like to present a workshop? A seminar? Email: trentoja@butte.edu to share your ideas. Also, please contact any Faculty Flex Committee member to ask more questions: Randy Fukumoto, Nathen Murawski, Andy Radler, Laura Rapozo-Davis, Tray Robinson, or Jason Trento.

Presenters can earn increased Flex credit
Faculty will receive more Flex credit for developing workshops. A faculty member who presents a workshop may receive double Flex. For instance, a one-hour workshop would earn 2 hours Flex credit for the presenter. If creating a new or unique workshop, the presenter will receive 3 hours of Flex credit per one-hour workshop.

Please fill out the Flex Workshop Planning Form with as much detail as possible.
Your name:*

First NameLast Name
Email:*
Phone number:

Area CodePhone Number
Department / Workplace:*
Full-time facultyAssociate facultyClassifiedMSC
Yes - AI in Education (August 21)No - General Flex Days
AI Ethics & EquityFaculty Productivity ToolsStudent Usage / Academic IntegrityFaculty best practices for AI-assisted instructionOther
In person onlyHybrid in the Center for Excellence (Presenter in person, participants able to attend via Zoom)Via Zoom only
I will create my own Zoom meeting and will provide a list of attendees to Pro Dev following the workshop.Please create a Zoom link and keep attendance for the workshop.
Name of co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Additional co-presenters (if applicable):

First NameLast Name
Name of Zoom Co-host to help facilitate your workshop. Please choose someone who has agreed to be available.

First NameLast Name
Single Session / Series?*
This activity is for:*
Number of sessions
One Semester or Year-long
Available January Flex Days: Wed. Jan. 14, Thurs. Jan. 15, Fri. Jan. 16, Tues. Jan. 20, Thurs. Jan. 22, Fri. Jan. 23, 2026

Institute Day morning: Wed. Jan. 21, 2026

Note: A break will be scheduled between workshops. A 1-hour workshop will last 50 min., for example, from 11 - 11:50am.
Do you have a preferred date / time for your presentation / workshop?*
Preferred Date/Time

MonthDayYear
DateHourMinutesAM/PM Option
Alternate Preferred Date/Time

MonthDayYear
DateHourMinutesAM/PM Option
Time needed to deliver each workshop session presentation:*
Time needed (in hours) to deliver each session presentation:
General days of the week and times preferred for each session:
General day of the week and times preferred for your workshop / activity:
List the dates and times for your on-going workshop / activity:
List the dates and times for your event series:
YesNo
If you would like your workshop recorded, please provide us with a quiz to assign to it. Earn one hour of Flex by creating 10 T/F, multiple choice and/or multiple answer questions for your online workshop. Send workshop video and questions to Professional Development (smithma@butte.edu ) after your session.
Workshop / Activity Title:*
If the focus of your workshop is Canvas or a technology used within Canvas, please confirm any changes to the platform with TMI. DEIA² workshops center marginalized voices and are safe spaces for all colleagues. Please see DEIA² Workshop Guidance for more information.
YesNo
This description will be used in the Flex Booklet. Please add as much information as you wish. If the activity runs for more than one session, explain the purpose and content of the sequence of sessions. The Professional Development Office may edit for space.*
Select the category that best describes your workshop:*
The activity does not significantly overlap contractual position duties and obligation language. The greater the overlap, the less likely the proposed activity is to be flex eligible.The activity clearly demonstrates a distinctive learning opportunity that provides for the expansion of knowledge over and above that which is expected for maintenance of professional currency. The more the activity represents a unique learning and/or distinctive opportunity, the greater the flex eligibility factor.The activity represents the expansion of knowledge in an area not already incorporated in past professional development. If this is an area of continued exploration in an area previously incorporated, please explain why this is needed.The activity demonstrates an exploration in discipline or interdisciplinary knowledge and/or currency in one's field and its clear and direct connection to student learning. These activities might include attendance at a regional, national, or international conference or workshop, writing and/or editing of a published article or book, attendance of a graduate/post-graduate level course, etc.The activity provides an opportunity to develop new professional relationships and develop insights with faculty and professionals outside of other available contractual and flex opportunities. Examples might include making connections with same-discipline faculty at other institutions of higher education, making connections with community members in the field or in education, etc.
What are the special needs for your presentation? (The Flex Committee encourages presenters consider best practices and to enlist the assistance of a colleague to help with screen sharing, managing the chat, etc.)
For in-person meetings, do you need a specific room for your presentation?*
What is the specific room (location) needed for your presentation?:
Describe the kind of room best suited for your presentation:
Butte College Six Strategic Initiatives. Your Faculty Flex Committee is working to connect our workshops to the Strategic Initiatives of the College. Please, if possible, indicate which Strategic Initiative/s best match with your workshop activity.
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal AchievementSupporting Student, Faculty, and Staff SuccessUsing Data-Informed Processes for Continuous ImprovementMaximizing Resources to Support Student LearningModeling SustainabilityEnhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
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